PMID- 38278444 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20240220 LR - 20240222 IS - 1095-8304 (Electronic) IS - 0195-6663 (Linking) VI - 195 DP - 2024 Apr 1 TI - Mindful eating questionnaire: Validation and reliability in Brazilian adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus. PG - 107228 LID - S0195-6663(24)00029-1 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.appet.2024.107228 [doi] AB - OBJECTIVE: The objective was to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Mindful Eating Questionnaire (MEQ) in Brazilian subjects with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and validate a Brazilian version of the MEQ for adults with T2DM (MEQ-DM). METHODOLOGY: Baseline data from the multicentre Nutritional Strategy for Glycaemic Control in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (NUGLIC) trial were used. Construct validity was assessed using exploratory factor analysis (EFA). The root mean square error of approximation (RMSEA), comparative fit index (CFI) and Tucker‒Lewis index (TLI) fit indices indicated the adequacy of the model. The reliability of the questionnaire was evaluated considering the different factor loadings. Criterion validity was tested by correlating the MEQ-DM with sociodemographic variables, body mass index (BMI) and physical activity levels. RESULTS: A total of 370 participants were included, who were mostly female (60.8 %) and had a median age of 61 (54-67) years. The EFA results supported the two-factor structure of the 25-item MEQ-DM: disinhibition and awareness. The results of the fit indices (RMSEA = 0.04; CFI = 0.95 and TLI = 0.94) and composite reliability (disinhibition = 0.84 and awareness = 0.81) were consistent. The criterion validity analysis indicated a significant association between MEQ-DM scores and age, sex, civil status, education level, BMI and physical activity (p < 0.05). CONCLUSION: When explored with Brazilian adults with T2DM, the MEQ-DM presented a factorial model with two dimensions: disinhibition and awareness. This model must be confirmed in future studies with Brazilians with T2DM. CI - Copyright (c) 2024 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. FAU - Rodrigues, Danielle Aparecida Caetano AU - Rodrigues DAC AD - Department of Nutrition, Universidade Federal de Lavras - Lavras, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Electronic address: daniellerodrigues2501@gmail.com. FAU - Marcadenti, Aline AU - Marcadenti A AD - Hcor Research Institute, Hcor, Sao Paulo, Brazil; Graduate Program in Health Sciences (Cardiology), Instituto de Cardiologia/Fundacao Universitaria de Cardiologia do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil. Electronic address: amarcaden@hcor.com.br. FAU - Machado, Rachel H V AU - Machado RHV AD - Hcor Research Institute, Hcor, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Electronic address: rhelena@hcor.com.br. FAU - Bersch-Ferreira, Angela C AU - Bersch-Ferreira AC AD - Hcor Teaching Institute, Hcor, Sao Paulo, Brazil; PROADI-SUS Office, Real e Benemerita Associacao Portuguesa de Beneficencia, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Electronic address: angelacbferreira@gmail.com. FAU - Gherardi-Donato, Edilaine C S AU - Gherardi-Donato ECS AD - Ribeirao Preto College of Nursing, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, Brazil. Electronic address: nane@eerp.usp.br. FAU - Quinhoneiro, Driele AU - Quinhoneiro D AD - Ribeirao Preto College of Nursing, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, Brazil. Electronic address: driele@gmail.com. FAU - Almeida, Jussara Carnevale de AU - Almeida JC AD - Department of Nutrition, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil. Electronic address: jcalmeida@hcpa.edu.br. FAU - Souza, Viviane Sahade AU - Souza VS AD - Nutrition Science Department, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, Brazil. Electronic address: vivianesahade@uol.com.br. FAU - Souza, Simone Raimondi de AU - Souza SR AD - Instituto Estadual de Cardiologia Aloysio de Castro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Electronic address: simoneraimondi@hotmail.com. FAU - Busnello, Fernanda Michielin AU - Busnello FM AD - Graduate Program in Nutrition Sciences, Universidade Federal de Ciencias da Saude de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil. Electronic address: fernandab@ufcspa.edu.br. FAU - Ferreira, Daniela Correa AU - Ferreira DC AD - Department of Nutrition, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Electronic address: daniela.correa@ufjf.br. FAU - Bressan, Josefina AU - Bressan J AD - Department of Nutrition and Health, Universidade Federal de Vicosa, Vicosa, Brazil. Electronic address: jbrm@ufv.br. FAU - Figueiredo, Mariah Oliveira Abreu de AU - Figueiredo MOA AD - Department of Nutrition, Universidade Federal de Lavras - Lavras, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Electronic address: mariahfigueiredo.nutri@gmail.com. FAU - Reis, Nidia Marinho AU - Reis NM AD - Department of Nutrition, Universidade Federal de Lavras - Lavras, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Electronic address: nidiamreis@hotmail.com. FAU - Consoli, Marcella Lobato Dias AU - Consoli MLD AD - Department of Nutrition, Universidade Federal de Lavras - Lavras, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Electronic address: marcella.consoli@ufla.br. FAU - Ferreira, Livia Garcia AU - Ferreira LG AD - Department of Nutrition, Universidade Federal de Lavras - Lavras, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Electronic address: livia.ferreira@ufla.br. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PT - Validation Study DEP - 20240124 PL - England TA - Appetite JT - Appetite JID - 8006808 RN - Brazilian people SB - IM MH - Aged MH - Female MH - Humans MH - Male MH - Middle Aged MH - Brazil MH - *Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 MH - Psychometrics MH - Reproducibility of Results MH - South American People MH - Surveys and Questionnaires MH - *Mindfulness MH - *Eating/psychology OTO - NOTNLM OT - Brazil OT - Mindful eating OT - Nutrition OT - Surveys and questionnaires COIS- Declaration of Competing interest None EDAT- 2024/01/27 12:42 MHDA- 2024/02/19 06:43 CRDT- 2024/01/26 19:17 PHST- 2023/08/10 00:00 [received] PHST- 2024/01/09 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2024/01/17 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2024/02/19 06:43 [medline] PHST- 2024/01/27 12:42 [pubmed] PHST- 2024/01/26 19:17 [entrez] AID - S0195-6663(24)00029-1 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.appet.2024.107228 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Appetite. 2024 Apr 1;195:107228. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2024.107228. Epub 2024 Jan 24.